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1. Health Care Provider
An individual licensed to examine, diagnose, and prescribe treatment to patients seeking assistance. Such as a hospital or clinic, physican
1. Health care providers does not apply to medical assistant.
2. Physicians
Their training includes a 4 year undergraduate, 4 years of medical school, a 3 - 8 years in internship and residency. A total of 16 years
Licensure
Physicians must pass all the sections of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) prior to receiving medical license.
3. Revocation
Suspension of license, convicted of a crime, such as rape, murder, violation of narcotics laws, income tax invasion, unprofessional conduct, betrayal of patient - physical confidence, illegal use of drugs or alcohol, inappropriate conduct with patients, price fraud in application, filing claims for a service not rendered, found to be incompetent because of mental incapacity
3. Physicians lose their license due to being accused of a crime such as tax evasion.
DO'S and MD's
In the USA,medical licensing board permits DO'S and MD's to perform the same duties.
Medlevel Practitioners
Such as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Physician Assistant (PA)
9. Egyptians
Introduced the practice is using leeches for medical blood removal.
12. In ancient Greece,
Patients slept while snakes licked their wounds and Asklepios applied salves.
Laennec
A French physician invented the stethoscope
Medical School
Founded by a Jew, a Roman, a Greek and a Arab.
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